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Thesaurus: permissive

Permitting; granting leave or liberty.

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  1. a. Permitting; granting leave or liberty.
  2. a. Permitted; tolerated; suffered.
  3. adj. not preventive
  4. adj. granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline
  5. 1. Permitting; granting leave or liberty. "By his permissive will." Milton. 2. Permitted; tolerated; suffered. Milton.
  6. j:100 a. not preventive a. granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline